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Family grieves death of man, infant son in shooting near CCC

Family and friends gathered on Thursday, grieving the loss of a father and his infant son who were killed in a shooting on Wednesday night.

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Updated: 5:21 PM CST Nov 14, 2013

Family grieves death of man, infant son in shooting near CCC

Family and friends gathered on Thursday, grieving the loss of a father and his infant son who were killed in a shooting on Wednesday night.

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Updated: 5:21 PM CST Nov 14, 2013

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WEBVTT SUSPECTS WHO SHOT AND KILLED A25-YEAR-OLD FATHER AND HIS7-MONTH-OLD BABY LAST NIGHT.DESHAWN BUTLER AND DESHAWNKINARD WERE KILLED NEAR THEON RAMP OF THE CRESCENT CITYCONNECTION... BOTH SIDES OFTHE BRIDGE WERE CLOSED DURINGTHE INITIAL INVESTIGATION...AND HAVE SINCE REOPENED.DESHAWN KINARD IS NOW THE THIRDCHILD KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN OURAREA IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.WDSU REPORTER ANDY CUNNINGHAM ISLIVE FROMALGIERS WHERE A VIGIL FOR THEFATHER AND SON IS UNDERWAY... HEHAS MORE ON A MOTHER'S PLEA FORTHE SUSPECTS TOCOME FORWARD.FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE GATHERINGHERE IN ALGIERS NEARTHE MURDER SCENE FOR ACANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONORTHE VICTIMS... INCLUDING THELATEST NEW ORLEANS CHILD TOBE KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE.Amy Kinard: I just want justicefor my baby...he don't deservethat...he doesn't deserve that...A YOUNG MOTHER FULL OFEMOTION...LESS THAN 24 HOURSAFTER SHE LOST HER 7-MONTH-OLDSON, DESHAWN KINARD AND HERBOYFRIEND OF TWO-YEARS AND THECHILD'S FATHER -- 25-YEAR-OLD DESHAWN BUTLER WHENSOMEONE OPENED FIRE ONTHEM... Amy Kinard: I wanthim back...KINARD, THE DRIVER OF THE CAR...SAID THEY HADN'T BEEN ONTHE ROAD LONG WHEN A DARK-COLORED S-U-V QUICKLY DROVE UPBEHIND THEM. THAT'S WHEN SHESAYS...DESHAWN SPOKE HIS LASTWORDS. Amy Kinard: 'get onthe bridge' and when I swung toget on the bridge, they shot theback window out... he saidnothing else to me and I'm stillhollering for him ...Deshawn please make sure ourbaby is alright... HE NEVERANSWERED HERSCREAMS AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEADON THE SCENE...BABYDESHAWN --- SHOT IN THE HEAD ---LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.Bridgette Kinard: stop killingthe babies...AMY'S SISTER... BRIDGETTE KINARDSAID THE LOSS OF HERNEWPHEW IS INDESCRIBABLE.ANOTHER CHILD - LOST TO GUNVIOLENCE. Bridgette Kinard:They go through 9 months insidesomebody ...for them to come outhere in this world and getkilled by gunfire...it hurts...Bridgette Kinard: and ifanybody know what's going on...could you please comeforward...please, I beg ofyou...AND THE FAMILY IS STILL TRYINGTO COME TO GRIPS WITH THEIRLOSS...THEN I'M TOLD THEY WILLBEGIN THE DIFFICULTPROCESS OF PLANNING A FUNERAL...REPORTING ONYOUR SIDE FROM ALGIERS ANDYCUNNINGHAM W-D-S-U NEWS.THE INVESTIGATION INTO THEMURDERS IS A

Family grieves death of man, infant son in shooting near CCC

Family and friends gathered on Thursday, grieving the loss of a father and his infant son who were killed in a shooting on Wednesday night.